Discussions focused on ongoing initiatives aimed at reopening the Halki seminary, with a tentative horizon set for Sept. 2026.

The historic commemoration of the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council harkened back to a time of Christian unity, but the burden of the past weighs heavily in efforts to restore it.

The patriarchal and synodal Divine Liturgy is led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria concelebrating, and in the presence of Pope Leo XIV.

Momentum for reopening the institution appeared to strengthen after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Sept.

One of Istanbul’s oldest schools faces the prospect of temporary closure after Turkey’s Ministry of Education ordered the 571-year-old Phanar Greek Orthodox College to vacate its premises within 90 days over earthquake safety concerns

The announcement came from Patriarch Bartholomew himself, immediately after his meeting in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, on Monday.

Can Holding controls prominent television channels, including Haberturk, Show TV, and Bloomberg HT, which it acquired from the Turkish Ciner Group in late 2024.

-UPD- The highly awaited second round of peace talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday ended with the two sides agreeing to a prisoner swap, including those “seriously injured or ill under the age of 18,” according to a statement by Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. Leading up to the […]

According to Trump’s envoy Keith Kellogg, both delegations are expected to present documents outlining their peace proposals during the Istanbul talks.

Drone strikes, sabotage, and long-range attacks mark sharp intensification of conflict ahead of negotiations

The airline currently operates ten daily flights to Athens, one to Thessaloniki, and three to Rhodes.

-UPD- Russia and Ukraine have agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war from each side, marking a rare point of common ground amid otherwise strained negotiations in the Istanbul peace talks. Kyiv has also proposed a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, signaling a desire to elevate the dialogue to […]

The talks — hosted by Turkey — were expected to be a pivotal moment in diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict, but they quickly descended into a symbolic standoff

The absence of both world leaders significantly reduces expectations for a substantial diplomatic breakthrough in the war that has raged since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022

Following a phone call on Sunday, Turkish President Erdogan welcomed Vladimir Putin’s proposal for negotiations, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled that Kyiv remains open to talks, provided Moscow agrees to a ceasefire

A reported total of 151 people were injured in the aftermath of the tremors, primarily due to jumping from heights in a panic.

Top Greek seismologist Efthymios Lekkas weighed in on the strong 6.2 quake that shook Istanbul on Wednesday in an interview with public broadcaster ERT, stressing it was still premature to determine whether the earthquake was the main seismic event or a precursor to a larger one. Lekkas said it was unclear if a fault would […]

A series of earthquakes, including a powerful 6.2-magnitude tremor, struck Istanbul on Wednesday, prompting residents to flee buildings as tremors were felt across Turkey’s largest city

The survival of Istanbul's once-thriving Greek Orthodox community at stake

Athens mayor Haris Doukas voiced his concern with a post on X, in Greek, about the situation in Istanbul and stood in solidarity with Imamoglu, labeling the actions against him as an “attack on democracy.”